Historic Sites of Manitoba: Stovel House (34 Avonherst Street, Winnipeg)

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This two-storey house in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg was built in 1909 for Augustus B. “Gus” Stovel.

Occupants/Owners

Period

Occupant/Owner

1909-1921

Augustus Breathwaite “Gus” Stovel (1864-1921)

1925-1940

Mrs. Emma Stovel

1950

Mrs. K. Fitzpatrick

1960

Lloyd E. Moffatt

1970

George W. P. Heffelfinger (?-1970)

1980

?

1990

L. I. Steingarten

Photos & Coordinates

Stovel House

Stovel House (May 2018)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87275, W97.16293
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Augustus Breathwaite “Gus” Stovel (1864-1921)

Historical Tour: Crescentwood, Winnipeg’s Best Residential District by Rosemary Malaher
Manitoba History, Number 24, Autumn 1992

Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Crescentwood (Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Stovel House (6 Ruskin Row, Winnipeg)

Sources:

Crescentwood: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, The Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 November 2019

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